Alex Hicks
# Alex Hicks

Alexander W. Hicks (born September 4, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers. He is the son of Wayne Hicks. He is currently an assistant coach for the first Arizona State University NCAA D1 hockey team.

## Playing career

Hicks played a total of 258 regular season games, scoring 25 goals and 54 assists for 79 points, collecting 247 penalty minutes. He also played 15 playoff games (11 with the Penguins and 4 with the Panthers) scoring 2 assists and collecting 8 penalty minutes. He spent 6 seasons playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, playing one season with Eisbären Berlin and the Kölner Haie for five seasons before retiring. He was on the championship DEL team in 2002 with the Haie.

He was a member of the RHI's Buffalo Stampede championship team in 1994.

## Personal life

In 2002, Hicks founded the Alex Hicks Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization that provides, coordinates and distributes gifts and support to ill and underprivileged children in Cologne, Germany. The organization continues to thrive to this day.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1987–88 | Calgary Spurs | AJHL | 56 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 30 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 34 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 26 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 26 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 52 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 100 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 79 |
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 60 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 240 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 56 |
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 78 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 212 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 |
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 58 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 130 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
| 2002–03 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 46 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 132 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 2003–04 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 41 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2004–05 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 55 |
| DEL Totals | DEL Totals | DEL Totals | 267 | 107 | 115 | 222 | 742 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 133 |
| NHL Totals | NHL Totals | NHL Totals | 258 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 247 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
